The Washington critic., 1887-05-21
GE0RGET0WN'S BOOM.
The Rapid Advance Of Real ES-
tate in West washington.
BUYERS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS,
Prices Advanced One Hundred Per Cent,
In the Last Two Months,
WHAT LEADING CITIZENS SAY.
The Highest, HGalhiGSt and Hand.
soonest Section in the District.
LATEST IMPORTANT SALES.
The Natural TendencyOr Great Cities 10 In
crease in q Westward Direction.
WHAT LEADING CITIZENS SAY.
The Highest, HGalthiGSt and Hand,
soonest Section in the District.
LATEST IMPORTANT SALES.
The Natural TendencyOr Great Cities 10 H.
crease in q Westward Direction.
BEAUTIES OF GEORGETOWN HEIGHTS.

BEAUTIES OF GEORGETOWN HEIGHTS.
The increase in values for real estate
all over the United States, due to the
growth of wealth and population, has
naturally advanced prices In Wash.
ington, the Capital of this great coun.
try. Washington has naturally at.
ttac,ed the attention Of investors all
over tile country as II place of com
mon interest, believing that as grows
the country, so grows the Capital. No
portion of this beautiful city Is at.
tracing more attention than George.
town Heights, and West Washington
is finally coming to the attention of In.
vestors. In no portion of the city has
the growth been more healthful and
solid, nor is the foundation for q big
rise In values more certain than here
Some twenty years ago representa-.
tive business man of Washington, since
dead, whose name was associated with
all public affairs of that time, remarked
TO friends: "The investing public will
wake up to the fact some day that
Georgetown is to be the residence por.
tion Of the Capital, and they will then
be sorry they didn't Invest in property
over there" This gentleman pre-.
dictions are rapidly being fulfilled; the
enormous sales of property there
within the past few weeks bearing
witness 10 that fact. With considera.
BILE trouble and expense, THE Critic
has secured some interesting figures
and facts concerning this movement,
and takes pleasure In laying them be.
fore its readers, with the double pur.
pose of furnishing them with interest
Ing leading matter aud OF giving them
pointer where to invest their spare
cash.
III the last two months single firm
Of real estate dealers here have sold
over GOO, 900 square feet of ground to
people, the mention of whose names
will sufficiently indicate the opinion of
knowing ones MS to the future of this
section of our city. Among those pur.
chasers are the following:
Thomas NJ. Lanahan, for Robert
Garrett, president Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company; General Allan
Rutherford, Francis Wharton, Solici.
tor State Department; John b. Moore.
Third Assistant Secretary State; Her.
man X. Vielc, Hon. w. w.
Dudley, Helen b. Porter, Messrs.
Berner and Lopheimer. Baltimore;
Samuel Maddox, Randall Hay.
ner, j. Sprigg Pool and many others.
The ground purchased is In the Bur-
leith addition, and the remaining lots
in that subdivision have appreciated in
value correspondingly with the de.
mand there has been for them since
the above parties became purchasers.
Having the advantages of high alti-
tude, natural ground and a beautiful
view, together with Its proximity to
the street cars, this tract of ground
bids fair to become one of the most de-
sirable places of residence In the Dis.
trict.
The advantages Of Investment in
West Washington are innumerable,
but the chief ones may be stated In a
few words, conclusive to right think
ing people-people who have any idea
as to the requisite qualifications that 60
to make up desirable place of resi-.
dence for people Of moderate means;
people who cannot afford to own a
handsome residence In fashionable
and down town street, but who want a
comfortable home In locality of con.
venient access TO their places of busi-
ness.
To start with, the main objection to
Georgetown as place of residence has
always been that 1t was too far.
There are two lines of street cars run
ming to Georgetown. From the termi-
nus Of either access can be had to the
most distant portions of the place by a
comparatively short walk. The f.
street or Metropolitan line runs up to
within two squares of the Burleith ad.
dition, bringing that part of the town
within thirty. five minutes of the Treas
ury Department. The other portions
open to purchasers are IN as convenient
location.
The prettlest, quaintest and quietest
place imaginable, Georgetown's advant'
ages TO those who wish to spend their
time when of duty In full relaxation,
forgetting all the worries and cares OF
business, are obvious.
The marketing facilities OF Yves,
Washington are well known. Food
products are fully 25 per cent. cheaper
an in the city proper. and together
III the numerous market places the